WHAT EVER YOU DO, DO NOT LEASE.
buy used and put the minimum down. arrange your own financing so the dealer can not mark up the interest rate he tells you he got it for. get the nada value on any car you are buying to see that you are not getting screwed. buy a used contique because this is the cheapest used car you can buy. or a zx-2. this is a cheap fun car. on a 10000 dollar car, each full point in interest rate amounts to about 6 dollars a month on a four year note. save your stock money. notes are cheap and buy from an indenpendent dealer or and individual as they usually expect less than the franchise dealers. never pay more than wholesale from an individual. kelly blue book is usless, use the nada values. be patient and shop around, but when you find the one, buy it. us used car dealers know these things.
